The conference will contextualise the evolution of technology and business, with topics spanning: leadership, DevOps, culture, XaaS & ITAM
The conference is free to attend for IT & Digital personnel
Speakers include:
• Lynsey Campbell, Executive Director, JP Morgan
• Andrew Smith, Chief Technology Officer, Nucleus
• Martyn Wallace, Chief Digital Officer, Scottish Digital Office
• Gary Crawford, Director of Technology & Transformation, AKQA
• Peter Gallagher, Managing Director, a2B
• Kylie Fowler, Principal Consultant, ITAM Intelligence
• Laura Irvine, Solicitor Advocate and Data Protection Specialist, BTO Solicitors
• Karl Smith, CEO, Paradigm Interactions
• Tom Meade, Independent Consultant & Former CIO, Registers of Scotland
• Mark Stephen, Journalist & Broadcaster, BBC Scotland
• Ray Bugg, Founder, DIGIT
Fintech continues to change the face of Financial Services, driving disruption, disintermediation and democratisation within the sector. It has opened the door to new opportunity and new market entrants, and created fertile ground for innovation and growth.
The Summit will explore technological innovation from right across the FS sector, from developments in established tier-1 firms to the disruptive innovators within the start-up community that are reshaping the FS market.
The conference is free to attend for personnel from Financial Services & Fintech
Register now at: https://www.fintech2017.co.uk/
Speakers
• Megan Caywood, Chief Platform Officer, Starling Bank
• Mark Bailie, COO, RBS
• Lisa Jacobs, Chief Strategy Officer, Funding Circle
• Stephen Flaherty, Managing Director, JP Morgan Chase
• David Ferguson, CEO, Nucleus & HMT Fintech Envoy
• Ed Molyneux, CEO, Free Agent
• Mary Harper, Head of Strategy: Customer, Digital & Data, Standard Life
• Chris Woolard, Director of Strategy & Competition, FCA
• Sameer Gulati, Policy & Research Advisor, Innovate Finance
• Steve Tigar, CEO, Money Dashboard
• Louise Smith, Head of Design & Transformation, RBS & HMT Fintech Envoy
• Jude Cook, CEO, ShareIn & Founding Member, UK Crowdfunding Association
• Mark Stephen, Journalist & Broadcaster, BBC Scotland
• Callum Sinclair, Partner & Head of Technology, Burness Paull
• Mike Allan, Director of Operations, Lending Crowd
• Phil Grady, CEO, Castlight
DIGIT runs an extensive conference programme focused on core areas of IT & Digital. The events provide a unique platform for knowledge exchange, examining best-practice and showcasing technological innovation. They attract a senior delegate following and have become renowned as an important forum for high-level networking.
The conferences also act as a stimulus for business by providing an ideal environment for senior buyers and sellers of technology to come together and engage. This provides technology vendors with direct access to key markets and industry personnel.
DIGIT: Digital Technology Leaders Summit - Free to Attend*
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Technology increasingly permeates every facet of modern business: IT and Digital have been drawn from a background support function and re-positioned as a core driver of strategy, value creation and competitive edge. This tectonic shift has placed senior technologists at the heart of the organisation, making them integral to decision making and leadership.
The DIGIT Leader Summit will explore this evolution of Information Technology as a discipline, discussing the increasing role of senior technologists and crucial components of leadership like culture; vision, team building, up-skilling and communication.
Speakers:
• Mark Stephen, Journalist & Broadcaster, BBC Scotland
• Helen Marshall, Director of Technology Transformation, Yodel
• Gordon Craig, CTO & Co-Founder, Craneware
• R. Michael Anderson, Serial Entrepreneur & Author
• Alexander Holt, Head of CivTech, The Scottish Government
• Alastair Rennie, IT Director, Wescot
• Polly Purvis, CEO, ScotlandIS
• Chris Rivinus, Head of IT Business Systems, Tullow Oil
• Kevin Findlay, CIO & Board Director, CCG
• Liza Horan, Principal Digital Strategist
*This conference is free to attend for IT & Digital Leaders (CTO's, CIO’s, CDO’s, IT Directors, IT Managers, Transformation Directors, ‘Heads’ of Digital, Security, Architecture etc)
Fintech has experienced a rapid global expansion: investment increased from $4.05 billion in 2013 to $19 billion in 2015, quadrupling within a two year period. Analysts see no sign of this rise abating and predict global investment to reach $46bn by 2020. The UK is internationally recognised as a leading player on the Fintech scene, with over a third of European investment concentrated on UK shores. London and Edinburgh have both developed active Fintech hubs and in 2015 established an MOU to work in collaboration to address the opportunities and challenges facing the sector.
Disruption is completely revolutionising the financial services landscape, from payment systems to portfolio management, Blockchain ledgers and peer to peer lending - there has never been more diversity or competition within the sector. The explosion of new entrants is revitalising what many perceived to be a stagnated system, disrupting the traditional model and decentralising the FS market. This digital revolution is bringing down the cost of transactions, opening up a wealth of new opportunities and democratising financial services by offering more choice, better user experience and greater customer empowerment.
But whilst the spotlight is heavily focussed on the rapid ascent of the Fintech upscale community, statistically the market share commanded by new entrants is still ‘miniscule’. Those proclaiming that the extinction of the big banks is near might grab a few headlines, but the evidence is not yet sufficient to support the claims. And make no mistake, size has its advantages: Tier 1 organisations have the balance sheets, customer base and market presence that new entrant’s dream of.
That is not to suggest that they can continue to stand still, the traditional players must fight to remain relevant to the customers and address evolving expectations. But if the patent reports are any indication to go by then they are certainly not ready to back down. Since 2013 there have been at least 2,679 patent applications made by 10 of the largest US financial service firms. These are heavily concentrated on areas of emerging technology that Fintech entrants are exploiting: Mobile, IoT, Big Data and Cyber Security. This shows clear intent from the tier 1’s and illustrates the emphasis being placed on exploiting the opportunities presented by disruptive technology.
The Fintech 2016 conference will explore technological innovation across the financial services sector, from developments in leading tier 1 institutions to the disruptive innovators within the start-up community that are reshaping the FS market. This event is geared towards technologists, innovators and senior managers from right across the financial services industry landscape. The conference will provide a unique forum for key players to come together for knowledge exchange, networking and discussion.
The conference is organised by Scot-Tech Engagement, with support from ScotlandIS, Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Financial Enterprise and is free to attend for personnel from financial services & Fintech companies.
The Internet of Things (IoT) redefines the notion of connectivity; a transition to a vast, all-encompassing web of interconnected devices which uses data to measure, calculate, evaluate and learn. This network transcends the traditional comprehension of M2M in both capability and scale, linking together billions of devices and integrating everything from tiny remote beacons to large communications networks and energy infrastructure.
The potential of this vast connected network is staggering, and brings forth real capacity to help address some of our most crucial socio-economic concerns. Devices can utilise the data at their disposal to optimise efficiency and help reduce waste. Sensors can pre-empt mechanical breakdowns and determine the most safe and cost-effective time to schedule maintenance and repair. Energy systems can be transformed into smart grids, achieving improved efficiency by ensuring supply is regulated in accordance with actual real-time demand. It is this capacity to harness vast amounts of data to understand problems and identify solutions which underlines the true potential of IoT.
This conference will bring together technologists from industry, academia and government to explore the evolution of the Internet of Things. The programme will contextualise IoT within the current technology landscape and assess the implications for business and wider society. Delegates will hear from an impressive array of thought leaders and benefit from presentations which demonstrate the value of IoT in a practical context.
IoT Scotland will bring together 200 IT Heads and Business Leaders to learn, share and discuss, creating a unique opportunity for networking and knowledge exchange. The conference is organised by Scot-Tech Engagement and will be free* to attend for business leaders and IT personnel.
Scot-tech runs an extensive conference programme focussed on core areas of IT & Digital. The events provide a unique platform for knowledge exchange, examining best-practice and showcasing technological innovation. They attract a senior delegate following and have become renowned as an important forum for high-level networking.
The conferences also act as a stimulus for business by providing an ideal environment for senior buyers and sellers of technology to come together and engage. This provides technology vendors with direct access to key markets and industry personnel.